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By Trish | There's no question - we gardeners must weed if we want gardens. The question is: Are you on Team Hand-weed or Team Tool-Weed? |
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset North Fl. (Zone 8b)              flaflwrgrl Aug 6, 2011 6:14 PM CST |
| Hand weeder here. Once in a while I'll use the very tip of a spade to facilitate the clean removal of all of the root but usually my weeds don't get that far. You see, I'm also a big fan of 3 to 4" of mulch in the form of eucalyptus chips. Not many weeds sprout but like Trish I enjoy walking around surveying the garden & as I go if I see a weed I pluck it up. A nation mourns its fallen soldiers, who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. And Junior? Well, Junior spies their solemn white graves from the back of his limousine, and he grieves for the inconveniences he overcame for his silver spoons. Quoth the Craven “Nevermore.” ~Walter Shaub~ |
Name: Gloria Levely Sanford Mi. (Zone 5b)           glevely Aug 6, 2011 6:24 PM CST |
| team hand weed I love to go out and sit on the ground and weed !! I found that when I'm out there no one bothers me ( found that out when my kids were still home ) and its relaxing after work Gloria |
Name: Margaret Delta KY I'm A Charley's Girl For Sure         Mindy03 Aug 6, 2011 7:12 PM CST |
| Team Hand Weed for me. Like Gloria I like to sit on the ground and pull weeds. It soothes my spirit to pull weeds. But I will use a tool when I run into a weed they won't come up by hand pulling. |
Name: Sandy Coffman Jacksonville, Florida       wren Aug 6, 2011 7:24 PM CST |
I am half and half, when I am feeling good I will hand weed but more and more I am going towards the tools--thought if these 2 guys I have been told about do a good job weeding them I will me 0% of both.  |
Name: Carol Santa Ana, ca Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.     ctcarol Aug 6, 2011 7:28 PM CST |
I enjoy hand weeding. I find it relaxing. That being said, there are times when tools are necessary...dandylions in the lawn don't pull, they have to be dug out. Also, I often use a scuffle hoe to reach patches of weed seedlings that are out of reach. For crack weeds and the morningglory growing under my mobile home I bring out the RoundUp! Luckily, I have a small garden!  |
Name: Debra Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a) Service dogs: Angels with paws.        lovemyhouse Aug 6, 2011 8:41 PM CST |
| Hand weed most of the time, with a garden fork handy to loosen deep roots or big clumps. It’s okay to not know all the answers. |
Name: Zuzu Northern California (Zone 9a)     |
| I always hand weed, but it can be dangerous. I can't sit down or kneel down while I weed because I've run into a couple of yellowjacket nests in the ground this year and had to jump up and run for my life. Consequently, I bend over and down to pull one weed at a time and sometimes the wrong combination of twisting and bending throws my back out for a couple of days. Dangerous, as I said, but it has to be done. |
Name: Toni Denver Metro (Zone 5a) Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.      Skiekitty Aug 6, 2011 9:59 PM CST |
| Hand weed 100%. Even when I have to go into the roses. I don't like weed forks, they don't work for me at all. But, at the same time, I'm guaranteed to make sure that I have the right plant that I'm pulling up.. I've accidentally "weeded" good plants before. LOL! Roses are one of my passions! Just opened, my Etsy shop (to fund my rose hobby)! http://www.etsy.com/shop/Tweet... |
Name: Linda Williams Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)       LindaTX8 Aug 6, 2011 10:05 PM CST |
| Not a lot of weeds this year, but have weeded some, mostly with a tool. Unless I water a lot, these days, it's hard to just pull them up without the tool. I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX      porkpal Aug 6, 2011 10:27 PM CST |
| I mostly hand weed except when I use my homemade herbicide wick. It works well under roses and other shrubs - especially on weeds I should have pulled a week or so ago. Porkpal |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b)     valleylynn Aug 6, 2011 11:16 PM CST |
I just love these Team Articles.  For me it is Team Hand Weed. I get down on my hands and knees to weed, pulling one or a few at a time, being very careful not to pull up anything that might be a young seedling. I end up looking at the tiny little spiders with their greenish white abdomens, or the wonderful little millipede and watching the bumble bees bumbling. |
Name: Vicki North Carolina     vic Aug 7, 2011 3:01 AM CST |
I would be Team Both  Back in the day when we had big gardens, we would run the tiller between the rows and use a hoe around the plants. Today, I so enjoy being on my knees, pulling weeds and then scruffing up the soil with my hand claw. NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION ~ Garden Art ~ Purslane & Portulaca ~ CUBITS ~ Trust in the Lord ~ Heart Strength ~ |
Name: June or Nancy-June o Fort Leonard Wood, MO (Zone 6a)    JuneBug Aug 7, 2011 3:28 AM CST |
| Team Combo here, too. I hoe some places and hand weed others. |
Name: Pat(rick) George Finland (previously England)  patgeorge Aug 7, 2011 7:04 AM CST |
| Both. I hand weed in flower beds; but where I can I use a dutch hoe. Most common weed around here is chickweed. Having shallow fibrous roots it's easy to pull by hand, and you can always use it in salads. |
Name: Lin Vosbury Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)   plantladylin Aug 7, 2011 7:32 AM CST |
| I'm a combination of both "Hand Weeder" and "Tool Weeder". With the sandy soil here in my area of Florida, some weeds are easily extracted by hand ... then there are the stubborn "weeds" like certain vines, ferns and tree seedlings whose roots seem to extend to China ... and a tool has to be used! ~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt! ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! |
Name: Lori Morrow Enid, OK (Zone 6b) I want them all!   enidcandles Aug 7, 2011 7:51 AM CST |
| 90% hand weeder here! The other 10% is pig weed and thistles - gotta have tools for those. |
Name: Debra Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a) Service dogs: Angels with paws. lovemyhouse Aug 7, 2011 10:37 AM CST |
i looked up pig weed. sounds awful. have to use a fork to get at those of the gazillion tree seedlings i missed when babies and easy to pull up. those roots run straight down and deep.  It’s okay to not know all the answers. |
Name: Lee Willis, Texas Better to give than to git!   TweedleLeeDee Aug 7, 2011 10:40 AM CST |
| Mostly hand weed for me.......depends on the weed. Weeding my beds by hand......removing crab grass from the yard..... a hoe is easier How about our baby 3 legged frog? |
Name: Maridell Sioux City IA (Zone 4b) enjoy the moment   Maridell Aug 7, 2011 10:43 AM CST |
| Hand weed here. I should ask my husband this question as he recently "weeded" the growth from bird seed that was dumped on the ground...not only are the weeds gone, but so is all the mulch!!!! |
Name: Becky (Boo) Phoenix, AZ 85022 finding joy one day at a time!   Boopaints Aug 7, 2011 4:44 PM CST |
| I weed mostly by hand because I never plan on weeding so don't have a tool at the moment. But tools for the giants that hands won't pull up in the side yard. I agree with Lynn: these which team articles are fun! ALL THINGS PLANTS ~ Garden Art ~ Purslane & Portulaca ~ MY CUBITS ~ Trust in the Lord ~ MY WEB SITE ~ Joyful Times Today |
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